Question 1

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. When using ____, a writer puts source information in the body of the essay, in parentheses, rather than in endnotes or footnotes.

Accepted Answer

MLA style is a citation style that requires in-text citations rather than endnotes or footnotes. It is commonly used in the humanities.

Question 2

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select Correct if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or Incorrect if the entry is not correctly formatted. Ellis, Joseph J. His Excellency: George Washington : 2004.

Accepted Answer

The entry is incorrect because, according to MLA guidelines, the publication year should follow the publisher's name, and the title and subtitle should be properly capitalized and italicized.

Question 3

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select Correct if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or Incorrect if the entry is not correctly formatted. Save Money, Save the Environment by Maura Judkis, U.S. News World Report , April 2010, pp. 58-61.

Accepted Answer

The entry is missing italicization for the magazine title "U.S. News & World Report" and the date format is not according to MLA guidelines; it should be written as "Apr. 2010."

Question 4

Instructions: Identify each of the following statements as true or false. Facts and statistics from outside sources must be documented, but direct quotations do not have to be documented.

Accepted Answer

Both facts and statistics from outside sources and direct quotations must be documented to avoid plagiarism and give credit to the original source.

Question 5

Instructions: Identify each of the following statements as true or false. Information from outside sources is usually interesting but does not help support an essay s main points.

Accepted Answer

Information from outside sources can provide evidence and support for an essay's main points, making it important to include in academic writing.

Question 6

Instructions: Below is a source followed by passage(s) from student papers. If the student has summarized, directly quoted, or indirectly quoted the source correctly, select Correct. If you believe the source is incorrectly summarized or plagiarized, select Incorrect. In May, scientists in the Gulf of Mexico began tracking plumes of methane and oil droplets drifting up to 30 miles from the broken BP oil well, at depths of 3,000 to 4,000 feet. One of those scientists was University of Georgia biogeochemist Mandy Joye, who has spent years studying hydrocarbon vents and brine seeps in the deep Gulf. She found a plume the size of Manhattan, and its methane levels were highest she had ever measured in the Gulf. As bacteria feast on spilled oil and methane, they deplete the water of oxygen; at one point Joy found oxygen levels dangerously low for life a water layer 600 feet thick, at depths where fish usually live. Since waters in the deep Gulf mix very slowly, she said, such depleted zones could persist for decades. Bourne, Joel. The Gulf of Oil: The Deep Dilemma. Green . Boston: Wadsworth, 2013. 100-112. Print. Student version: I think that America should still be boycotting the BP Oil Company over its disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists say that the damage caused by this spill may deprive the Gulf waters of oxygen for decades, making large areas uninhabitable for fish. It is absolutely outrageous that people are still pulling up to BP gas stations to fill up their tanks. Instead, we should refuse to buy their fuel (110-111).

Accepted Answer

The student's passage is incorrect because it presents the information in a way that wrongly focuses on taking action against BP and ignores the scientific findings and concerns about the environmental impact of the oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico. The information on the depletion of oxygen levels and potential long-lasting consequences of the spill is directly quoted from the source, but the student did not properly credit the author and presented it as their own opinion.

Question 7

Instructions: Identify each of the following statements as true or false. The author s last name is usually the first piece of information in a Works Cited entry.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. In a Works Cited entry, the author's last name usually comes first, followed by their first name or initials, if given.

Question 8

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. To find information on the Internet, a researcher can use a ____ such as Google.

Accepted Answer

A search engine is a tool used to search for information on the Internet, and Google is one of the most popular search engines. Documentation refers to written instructions, and citation is used to reference sources in a research paper.

Question 9

Instructions: Below is a source followed by passage(s) from student papers. If the student has summarized, directly quoted, or indirectly quoted the source correctly, select Correct. If you believe the source is incorrectly summarized or plagiarized, select Incorrect. In May, scientists in the Gulf of Mexico began tracking plumes of methane and oil droplets drifting up to 30 miles from the broken BP oil well, at depths of 3,000 to 4,000 feet. One of those scientists was University of Georgia biogeochemist Mandy Joye, who has spent years studying hydrocarbon vents and brine seeps in the deep Gulf. She found a plume the size of Manhattan, and its methane levels were highest she had ever measured in the Gulf. As bacteria feast on spilled oil and methane, they deplete the water of oxygen; at one point Joy found oxygen levels dangerously low for life a water layer 600 feet thick, at depths where fish usually live. Since waters in the deep Gulf mix very slowly, she said, such depleted zones could persist for decades. Bourne, Joel. The Gulf of Oil: The Deep Dilemma. Green . Boston: Wadsworth, 2013. 100-112. Print. Student version: The 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from one of the BP Oil Company s wells was one of the most environmentally damaging spills in the history of oil drilling. Bourne says that, according to one University of Georgia scientist, huge columns of oil and methane in the Gulf have already led to depleted oxygen supplies in the water. As a result, vast areas once home to fish may be unable to support life for years to come. (110-111).

Accepted Answer

The student has correctly summarized the information from the source, using their own words to convey the key points about the impact of the BP oil spill on oxygen levels and marine life in the Gulf of Mexico. The source is accurately cited and the student has not used any direct or indirect quotes from the source.

Question 10

Instructions: Identify each of the following statements as true or false. Careful documentation of information gathered from outside sources will help prevent plagiarism.

Accepted Answer

Careful documentation of information gathered from outside sources is essential in avoiding plagiarism. It helps to distinguish between your own ideas and the ideas borrowed from other sources.

Question 11

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. The ____ provides all of the sources you summarized, directly quoted, or indirectly quoted in your essay, in alphabetical order by the author s last name.

Accepted Answer

The Works Cited list is a required part of any academic essay that must be included at the end of your paper.

Question 12

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. ____ of a web site involves studying it to determine whether the information it presents seems accurate, up to date, and fair.

Accepted Answer

The process described here involves evaluating a web site to determine its accuracy, timeliness, and impartiality. Documentation and citation are related to giving credit to sources and providing evidence for your own work.

Question 13

Instructions: Below is a source followed by passage(s) from student papers. If the student has summarized, directly quoted, or indirectly quoted the source correctly, select Correct. If you believe the source is incorrectly summarized or plagiarized, select Incorrect. In May, scientists in the Gulf of Mexico began tracking plumes of methane and oil droplets drifting up to 30 miles from the broken BP oil well, at depths of 3,000 to 4,000 feet. One of those scientists was University of Georgia biogeochemist Mandy Joye, who has spent years studying hydrocarbon vents and brine seeps in the deep Gulf. She found a plume the size of Manhattan, and its methane levels were highest she had ever measured in the Gulf. As bacteria feast on spilled oil and methane, they deplete the water of oxygen; at one point Joy found oxygen levels dangerously low for life a water layer 600 feet thick, at depths where fish usually live. Since waters in the deep Gulf mix very slowly, she said, such depleted zones could persist for decades. Bourne, Joel. The Gulf of Oil: The Deep Dilemma. Green . Boston: Wadsworth, 2013. 100-112. Print. Student version: The BP Oil Company s 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was environmentally destructive. According to Joel Bourne, University of Georgia biogeochemist Mandy Joye found a plume the size of Manhattan, and its methane levels were highest she had ever measured in the Gulf. As bacteria feast on spilled oil and methane, they deplete the water of oxygen; at one point Joy found oxygen levels dangerously low for life a water layer 600 feet thick, at depths where fish usually live (110-111).

Accepted Answer

The student version incorrectly attributes findings directly to Mandy Joye without acknowledging Joel Bourne as the source of the information, potentially misleading readers about the origin of the research. Additionally, the student version inaccurately refers to "Joy" instead of "Joye," which is a factual error.

Question 14

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select Correct if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or Incorrect if the entry is not correctly formatted. Hellmich, Nanci. Outlook on Obesity Is Pretty Grim. USA Today. 30 Aug. 2011: 6D. Print.

Accepted Answer

The entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines. It includes the author's name, article title, publication title, date, page number, and format. The entry is correctly formatted with the author's name listed first, followed by the title of the article in quotation marks, the name of the publication in italics, the date of publication, the page number, and the medium of publication.

Question 15

Instructions: Below is a source followed by passage(s) from student papers. If the student has summarized, directly quoted, or indirectly quoted the source correctly, select Correct. If you believe the source is incorrectly summarized or plagiarized, select Incorrect. Insomnia is defined as difficulty getting to sleep, maintaining sleep, or having nonrestorative sleep for at least one month, which causes clinically significant distress in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning. Excessive daytime sleepiness is a very common result of insomnia and may impair cognitive functioning and alertness, performance at work, and enjoyment of family and recreational activities. David Sue et al. Understanding Abnormal Behavior . 8th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006: 549. Print. Student version: Prolonged insomnia can have some serious negative consequences. David Sue says that insomnia impacts all areas of a person s life, including work and relationships. Often, a sufferer will not be able to think clearly, do his or her job, or have fun with family members and friends (549).

Accepted Answer

The student has correctly summarized the information from the source.

Question 16

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select Correct if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or Incorrect if the entry is not correctly formatted. Isaacson, Walter. Keep It Simple. September 2012 Smithsonian , p. 42.

Accepted Answer

The entry is incorrect because, according to MLA guidelines, the date format should be Day Month Year, and the magazine title should be italicized. Additionally, there should not be a space before the comma following the year.

Question 17

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select Correct if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or Incorrect if the entry is not correctly formatted. American Cancer Society. 1 Feb. 2012. Guide to Quitting Smoking . www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobacco/GuidetoQuittingSmoking/index.

Accepted Answer

The entry is missing key elements such as "Accessed" before the date, and it should end with a period. The URL should be presented in a complete and clickable form if the guidelines allow, and the title of the web page should be in quotation marks.

Question 18

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select Correct if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or Incorrect if the entry is not correctly formatted. Lance Armstrong Loses (Almost) Everything. Slate.com. The Slate Group. 24 Aug. 2012. Web. 26 Aug. 2012.

Accepted Answer

This entry includes the author's name (Lance Armstrong), the title of the article ("Lance Armstrong Loses (Almost) Everything"), the name of the website (Slate.com), the name of the website's publisher (The Slate Group), the date the article was published (24 Aug. 2012), the medium of publication (Web), and the date the article was accessed (26 Aug. 2012), all in the correct order and format according to MLA guidelines. The entry includes all the necessary elements in MLA format - author, title of article in quotation marks, title of website in italics, publisher, date of publication, medium of publication, and date of access.

Question 19

Instructions: Identify each of the following statements as true or false. According to MLA style guidelines, a correct citation in the body of an essay should appear inside parentheses after the material from that source.

Accepted Answer

This is a true statement according to MLA style guidelines.

Question 20

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. According to MLA guidelines, a correct ____ should appear in two places in your essay: in parentheses inside the essay and in a Works Cited list at the end of the essay.

Accepted Answer

A citation is the correct word for this context. It is essential to include citations in both in-text and Works Cited list to give credit to the sources used in the essay. Research and evaluation may relate to the content of the essay but are not specific to this scenario.

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